1.Look at the following quotation. Highlight or underline the words/phrases that you need to avoid.
"Downlut believes the Brady bill trespasses on the rights of law-abiding citizens, and is therefore inconsistent with the Constitution, because it imposes a waiting period on exercising the right to own guns."
Source: Bender, David L. "Can Controlling Guns Control Crime?" Crime and Criminals:Opposing Viewpoints. Ed. Paul A. Winters. San Diego: Greenhaven, 1995. 137-73. Print. (Quote from page 137)
2.Now list below the ideas that you will include. Downlut-thinks that the Brady bill goes against the Constitution believe that "law-abiding citizens" are losing their rights (given to them by the Constitution) to own their own gun
3. Next, set aside the original and write a paraphrase. Downlut thinks that the Brady bill goes against the Constitution because it takes away the right "law-abiding citizens" were given by the Constitution to own their own gun. (Bender 137)
4. Compare your paraphrase with original above.
Check for the underlined words to make sure you have avoided them
Check for ideas to make sure you have included them
Check to make sure you have used different vocabulary and different sentence structure
Acknowledge source using a parenthetical reference
In-Class Exercise
1. Look at the following quotation. Highlight or underline the words/phrases that you need to avoid."Downlut believes the Brady bill trespasses on the rights of law-abiding citizens, and is therefore inconsistent with the Constitution, because it imposes a waiting period on exercising the right to own guns."
Source:
Bender, David L. "Can Controlling Guns Control Crime?" Crime and Criminals: Opposing Viewpoints. Ed. Paul A. Winters. San Diego: Greenhaven, 1995. 137-73. Print.
(Quote from page 137)
2. Now list below the ideas that you will include.
Downlut-thinks that the Brady bill goes against the Constitution
believe that "law-abiding citizens" are losing their rights (given to them by the Constitution) to own their own gun
3. Next, set aside the original and write a paraphrase.
Downlut thinks that the Brady bill goes against the Constitution because it takes away the right "law-abiding citizens" were given by the Constitution to own their own gun. (Bender 137)
4. Compare your paraphrase with original above.